n Puppeteer Jim Gamble will perform a marionette production of "The Nutcracker" at 4 p.m. at the Steamboat Sheraton. Tickets are $1 for children and $10 for adults. Call 879-5056, ext. 100 or ext. 103.

n The final performance of The Grinch's Holiday Ice Show is at 7 p.m. at Howelsen Ice Arena. Tickets are $5.

n A knitting group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. at Epilogue Book Co. Call 846-4483.

n The city of Steamboat Springs hosts adult open-gym volleyball from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays through mid-April at the middle school gymnasium. Cost is $3.

n There will be a special meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church, 185 N. Second St. in Hayden. Call 276-7265.

n The Gambler's Ball Roaring '20s New Year's Eve Party, sponsored by Perry-Mansfield and Emerald City Opera, open to ages 21 and older, will begin at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Grand Ballroom at the Sheraton Steamboat Resort, 2200 Village Inn Court. Tickets are $50 per person, available at All That Jazz, Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, Epilogue Book Co., and the Sheraton or by calling 879-7125.

n The second Town Challenge race of the season, the Double Z Cup giant slalom is Thursday at Howelsen Hill. Registration is from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Fireplace Room at Howelsen Hill Lodge, racing starts at 7 p.m. Call 879-0695, ext. 104.

n The American Association of University Women will meet at noon Jan. 2 at the Selby Center for a luncheon and a program about the North Routt Charter School. Visitors are welcome. Call Milly at 879-8440.

n The city of Steamboat Springs is inviting all team captains and anyone interested in playing in the Winter Coed Volleyball League to attend a meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 6 at the Parks and Recreation office. Call 879-4300.